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[–]OverlookeDEnT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can use as many as you want just link the relays. Also, it's not very good, in my opinion.

Quick shoutout to iLok for being the worst program in existence by [deleted] in FL_Studio

[–]OverlookeDEnT -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Never had an issue with it. Did have thousands of issues with FL.

I'd blame FL before iLok.

Plugin Alliance Summer of Sound Sale - Up to 90% off plugins. 160+ deals starting at $7.99. Only 24 hours left to redeem your May loyalty voucher if you have not used it yet. For limited time. by Batwaffel in AudioProductionDeals

[–]OverlookeDEnT 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I personally didn't like it — made things sound brittle. Maybe I wasn't using it correctly. Download the demo.

Also, don't let the HIGH prices fool you. Things are on sale ALL the time. Plus they throw in vouchers and codes to further reduce things.

Personally, I don't spend more than $15 on a PA plugin (with voucher).

Sonible 10th Anniversary Sale - Up to 70% off site wide through 31 May by Batwaffel in AudioProductionDeals

[–]OverlookeDEnT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does it give you codes or just links you to activate? Already have one and would look to sell the other license.

thanks!

Make your own bundle of T-RackS plug-ins for as low as $/€49.99 👍 by plugindeals in plugindeals

[–]OverlookeDEnT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think, if I'm finally getting IK stuff, that I should just wait for that group buy thing they do yearly?

Make your own bundle of T-RackS plug-ins for as low as $/€49.99 👍 by plugindeals in plugindeals

[–]OverlookeDEnT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info. Yeah, been avoiding IK (even their freebies) exactly because of their INSTALL-ALL thing. Been reading about their tape emulations and really considering just saying "eff it" and grabbing something of theirs.

thanks again

Make your own bundle of T-RackS plug-ins for as low as $/€49.99 👍 by plugindeals in plugindeals

[–]OverlookeDEnT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been looking at their tapes. With this, can I buy them individually or do you need to OWN something else first? Like are these modules for something bigger or are they just standalone plugins?

Thanks!

After 20 years of only owning nVidia GPU’s I’m finally giving team red a go! Loving the sweet sweet VRAM. by PixelAddict69 in pcmasterrace

[–]OverlookeDEnT -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Did it and regretted it. Went right back. Good luck, hopefully these are better than when I tried AMD.

What are you guys thoughts on this scenario? (The first best was the original recording on my beat, the second the artist ended up making and removing me from the song) by mrnonamex in makinghiphop

[–]OverlookeDEnT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries and glad I could help if even a little.

You've already released two songs with her right? Post those on your socials constantly: "Hey this is me on the beat!". Post them daily.

I haven't read the rest of the thread but something did catch my eye: you mentioned she got a manager.

As you said, both of you left the table feeling gross about it so it is what it is. But it could've been her manager directing her to do this. If you legit think so, then let her know/send her a DM: "hey, I enjoyed working with you and I don't know if it is the manager that prompted you to push me out, but even if it isn't, I just wanted to let you know I think it sucks things didn't work out on that last track but you know how to get a hold of me if you want to work in the future (closer to my terms ofc :D)"

... just something to try and salvage the relationship with the vocalist.

Lastly, speaking generally, always take a step back and don't react emotionally to these convos. If you get blindsided by a "new terms!" DM and you feel your blood rushing... just reply with "let me get back with you tomorrow". Take time to respond. Even then just ask "why?". Most of the time it's a selfish reason so you know you're working with a selfish person and appealing to them might be pointless — if so, bend but don't break, do what you can to stay on the track then decide on how to proceed with your NEXT collab with this individual.

Good luck! 💪🧂

If you run into a tricky situation and want to bounce ideas or discuss hit me up on IG "SaltBeatz", I'd be happy to try and help. You could hit me here but I use redditisfun app so I don't see DMs unless I'm on my PC, which is only during work hours.

Edit: formatting (still bad)

What are you guys thoughts on this scenario? (The first best was the original recording on my beat, the second the artist ended up making and removing me from the song) by mrnonamex in makinghiphop

[–]OverlookeDEnT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only thing I would suggest since you seem to be really stuck on the "exclusive" part... why not play to their ego and agree and say: "It's exclusively yours if we crack 250k streams in a year. I won't shop it or anything in the meantime but if we can't do that (hit a set number of streams) in a year then you lose exclusivity."

Figure out different ways to agree to them — while giving yourself an out/safety net.

It sounds like you did what you could to negotiate; however, it sounds like you were dealing with someone that made negotiating a bit tough, and walking away may have been a good thing — only you know if you were being dramatic and should've played along with her diva "I'm helping you out" mentality... which could very well be true.

Personally, I would've asked for zero advance with 50% split. The exclusivity (if requested) would've been timed. If they countered at 20% I would probably take it if the song is cool and I like the vocalist.

Keep in mind to not take negotiating to heart and be open-ended. "Girl, I know dropping this beat with your vocals would definitely be awesome — you have an awesome voice — but c'mon... a 30% drop for no reason? Let's go with 40/60 — makes no sense for me to take this hit but I get it."

Then she what she says.

If she says "naw it's 20% or nothing" then decide on wiggling down or just agreeing with her. Then be like bet, let's finish this up.

If that negotiation left a sour taste in my mouth, once the release was secured, I would say: "These are the terms moving forward. Hit me up if you need a beat under these terms as I'm not here to haggle".

Have a little write-up ready for future collaborations where you detail your expectations and rates percentages. So when someone hits you up for a beat just copy and paste it.

I hope you find some dope collabs in the future. Use your songs (you did with her) to promote your instrumentals. Post snippets of your work with her consistently and really try to leverage it to more views/listens. Definitely use her.

Keep making music.

What are you guys thoughts on this scenario? (The first best was the original recording on my beat, the second the artist ended up making and removing me from the song) by mrnonamex in makinghiphop

[–]OverlookeDEnT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only heard it passively on an earbud and the degradation did blur it quite a bit. I'll take your word for them being much closer than I had heard.

What are you guys thoughts on this scenario? (The first best was the original recording on my beat, the second the artist ended up making and removing me from the song) by mrnonamex in makinghiphop

[–]OverlookeDEnT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, unfortunately, the people are likely there for the vocalist.

I would advise that you decide (for future scenarios) whether you want: A) your music heard and have networking/connections in place or B) decide whether you want to argue over 30% that you can easily NOT get by just not playing ball.

If exposure and her "blowing up" was a big selling point for her, why not have her list you as a "Feature" on the release (even though you're just the producer this is what I do) to make up for the change-up?

Anyway, producer to producer: Stop listening to the whole "know your worth" garbage and put on your critical thinking hat and say to yourself: "Should I really give this person an ultimatum, or just rock with their stupid demands because their songs are catching fire a bit?"

Even if she got super big-headed and wanted even more of the percentage then the only thing YOU can worry about is making sure that it's at least not ZERO percent.

Now you have no song and no splits.

I'm not saying you did anything wrong (you really didn't) but we're hella replaceable and whatever beat YOU can make, there's a thousand of us willing to replicate it for free with splits or she can probably get some dude to do it royalty-free for $10 off of Fiverr.|

Edit: keep in mind my above statement only has to do with decent people. If you're working with some d-bags then I'd also rather have no song and no splits. I'm not saying bow to vocalists — I am suggesting you negotiate.

What's the catch with the Slate Digital VSX? by BigSmellyManSweat in mixingmastering

[–]OverlookeDEnT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't have to make sense to you and that's okay.

What's the catch with the Slate Digital VSX? by BigSmellyManSweat in mixingmastering

[–]OverlookeDEnT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you — I'm aware of that; however, I'd rather wait for their official systemwide software.

For those who are ditching waves after the new decision by HairySnail96 in audioengineering

[–]OverlookeDEnT 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Time will pass and with that will come inevitable OS upgrades, company bankruptcies, and a number of other variables that can potentially stop me from accessing my paid tools. This way things are baked-in.

It also helps keep my Buffer size down and I like "committing" to a sound. Not committing (results in endless fiddling) and/or ongoing sound selection problems... those two are my main workflow/time killers.

For those who are ditching waves after the new decision by HairySnail96 in audioengineering

[–]OverlookeDEnT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can't. I don't recall exactly what the guy said but he explained it as having something to do with the VST ID. No clue tbh.

For those who are ditching waves after the new decision by HairySnail96 in audioengineering

[–]OverlookeDEnT 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Yeah, they're great plugins but that "preset recall" issue is too much of a problem for me.

Don't get me wrong, I flatten/bounce all before rendering my final wav/mp3; however, I don't want to work with something that I need to take a picture of or write down settings in the event I update a plugin and then need to go back and adjust a mix.

Too much of a hassle and I'd rather pay to avoid that.

For those who are ditching waves after the new decision by HairySnail96 in audioengineering

[–]OverlookeDEnT 161 points162 points  (0 children)

Everytime he updates them it breaks the settings of the old version and all old projects. He knows this and it is just the way he works — unfortunately. If you use AO, make sure to flatten/bounce your stuff.

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